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  • Major Tom
    Very Senior Member - OFC
    • Aug 2009
    • 6181

    #1

    'Bo' Biden

    'Ol oatmeal for brains said today marked 6 years since Bo's death. Joe remarked that Bo served honorably in Irag.
    Not so fast Joe! Bo was in the national guards, a weekend warrior as we called them! Bo never made it to Irag or even over seas! But,at least Bo wasn't kicked out of the military like Hunter was!
  • Roadkingtrax
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 7835

    #2
    Beau Biden was a JAG in Iraq.

    I think the modern day National Guard soldier with service over the last 20 years has spent more time overseas on active duty orders than you ever thought possible.

    On Memorial Day you could remember that, at least for a day.
    Last edited by Roadkingtrax; 05-31-2021, 02:53.
    "The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced." ~BG D. Ullman

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    • lyman
      Administrator - OFC
      • Aug 2009
      • 11269

      #3
      Originally posted by Roadkingtrax
      Beau Biden was a JAG in Iraq.

      I think the modern day National Guard soldier with service over the last 20 years has spent more time overseas on active duty orders than you ever thought possible.

      On Memorial Day you could remember that, at least for a day.

      this is very true,

      work with a young guy and his brother,, both have been deployed , and getting ready to go again

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      • Major Tom
        Very Senior Member - OFC
        • Aug 2009
        • 6181

        #4
        Originally posted by Roadkingtrax
        Beau Biden was a JAG in Iraq.

        I think the modern day National Guard soldier with service over the last 20 years has spent more time overseas on active duty orders than you ever thought possible.

        On Memorial Day you could remember that, at least for a day.
        Bo was in Ft. Hood getting ready to deploy to Irag when his deployment was cancelled.
        BTW roadking, which branch of the military did you serve in seeing how knowledgible you are about all military things?

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        • Roadkingtrax
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2010
          • 7835

          #5
          Originally posted by Major Tom
          Bo was in Ft. Hood getting ready to deploy to Irag when his deployment was cancelled.
          BTW roadking, which branch of the military did you serve in seeing how knowledgible you are about all military things?
          You can hate the Biden family, complain about the Biden administration, but why lie when it's unnecessary? I just don't get that part of your argument because it undercuts any credibility.
          "The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced." ~BG D. Ullman

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          • lyman
            Administrator - OFC
            • Aug 2009
            • 11269

            #6
            from his wiki page,

            wiki is not exactly a great source,


            Military service
            Biden joined the military in 2003 and attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia[18] as a member of the Delaware Army National Guard. He attained the rank of major in the Judge Advocate General's Corps as part of the 261st Signal Brigade in Smyrna, Delaware.[19][20]

            Biden's unit was activated to deploy to Iraq on October 3, 2008, and sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, for pre-deployment training,[21] the day after his father participated in the 2008 presidential campaign's only vice presidential debate. His father was on the record as saying, "I don't want him going. But I tell you what, I don't want my grandson or my granddaughters going back in 15 years, and so how we leave makes a big difference."[22]

            Biden traveled to Washington, D.C., from Iraq in January 2009 for the presidential inauguration and his father's swearing-in as vice president,[23] then returned to Iraq.[24] Biden received a visit at Camp Victory from his father on July 4, 2009.[25]

            Biden returned from Iraq in September 2009 after completing his yearlong stint on active duty.[26] Biden had announced during his deployment that he would continue to actively serve as Delaware's Attorney General by working in conjunction with his office's senior staff in Delaware,[27] although a member of his unit related Biden saying he had turned over most of his attorney general work to his deputy so as to focus on his duties in Iraq.[28]

            For his service in Iraq, Biden was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.[29] After Biden's death, Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno delivered the eulogy at his funeral and presented a posthumous Legion of Merit for his service in the Delaware National Guard, stating "Beau Biden possessed the traits I have witnessed in only the greatest leaders."[30] He was also posthumously presented with the Delaware Conspicuous Service Cross, which is "awarded for heroism, meritorious service and outstanding achievement".[31]

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            • Major Tom
              Very Senior Member - OFC
              • Aug 2009
              • 6181

              #7
              I stand corrected!

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